IT Agile Portfolio Coach

2 weeks ago

Chicago, United States Prairie Consulting Services Full time

Portfolio Coach Only please.

Work location: Must be local to Chicago (required to work onsite 3 days per week) - Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Work hours: 9am - 5pm CST

Potential for Contract to Hire - based on work performance, need and budget availability


Project Overview / Contractor's Role:

If you have extensive Agile practical-usage experience and theoretical knowledge across a broad range of industries at various levels of Agile maturity, then you would be a fit for this role.

This leadership and mentoring role is highly adaptive and requires excellent communication (verbal, written), facilitation and presentation skills.


Stellar coaching and training skills are required to influence individuals, groups (project, program, portfolio) and enable organizational development with focus on cultural change, Lean principles and Change Management.


Must be abreast of the various Agile frameworks and methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe, etc.) at an advanced level.

First-hand involvement with Agile transformation and scaling efforts is required.


Qualifications (must haves):

  • Seasoned Agile Coach having a total of 18+ years of total experience
  • Working/Hands on experience with Agile teams using SAFe framework
  • Expert understanding of advanced and basic software development methodologies and fundamentals (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Waterfall, etc.)
  • Understanding of all facets of the software development life cycle
  • Experience with developing, testing and deploying software utilizing a rapid, iterative delivery method
  • Experience with continuous integration and test-driven development practices, test automation and tools
  • Experience with Agile Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps)


Top IT Skills/Experience:

  • Minimum of 5+ years of Agile practical usage with 4+ years as hands on Agile Coach
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required
  • Involvement in the Agile community
  • Agile Certifications such as SPC, IC Agile Coaching certifications


Tasks & Responsibilities:

  • Participate in execution of the Agile adoption strategy and rollout plans for identified portfolio
  • Embrace servant leadership and display the behaviors to invoke mindset shifts associated with Agile methods
  • Hands on involvement in helping leadership and teams adopt to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and establish the requisite practices, ceremonies and processes
  • Coach peers, teams and management on Agile concepts, practices, benefits and metrics
  • Lead and mentor a team of Scrum Masters as people manager
  • Evaluate and mentor new and existing Agile project teams
  • Mentor to other members in the delivery organization such as Managers, Leads etc.
  • Develop and deliver training programs for Agile project teams
  • Establish, implement and capture team metrics with the ability to roll up and provide an executive view
  • Actively participate in development programs to build in-house capability and skills for roles such as Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Product Owner etc.
  • Continuous assessment and improvement of Agile maturity levels

Vendors, please do not reach out for JD, if u have candidates, have them submit to this role.

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